Reablement service

Reablement service

Short term focussed support

Aims

The aim of the service is to help you:-

• regain confidence 
• rebuild your skills and 
• increase your independence,

so that you can manage on your own in your own home and prevent a possible readmission to hospital. This is done through a reablement programme where all decisions are taken with you.

Who is the service for?

The service gives planned, short-term, focussed help, (known as a reablement programme) to Hammersmith & Fulham residents aged over 18 years following:-

• an event that has led to a decline in confidence or skills, for example, a fall
• a period of hospitalisation
• where you have been assessed as being able to benefit from a reablement programme.

Who can get the service?

You would be assessed against the Fair access to care services criteria (FACS). This assessment will work out the level of service that you need. The criteria are a set of measures that covers things like your well-being:

• Free from neglect
• Free to make choices
• Able to manage personal and other daily routines
• Involved and supported by family and the community

How do I get a service?

You can be referred to the service by the hospital you are about to be discharged from, following an assessment of need or from h&f Advice who will arrange an assessment

How does it work?

Before we start the service, the reablement service will discuss your needs with you. A reablement programme will be agreed with you. The reablement programme

• covers actions agreed
• when the services are required and
• who will provide them

If you want them to and if they agree, a carer, family member or friend can take part in the assessment and help with the programme

You will be given a copy of the reablement programme. It will include the actions agreed, when the services are required and who will provide them.

Where does it take place?

In your own home. The homecare reablement service carries out the reablement programme in your home, which may have started in hospital. This can help you to be discharged earlier from hospital.

How long does the service last?

The reablement programme usually lasts up to six weeks. A reablement programme is agreed with you, together with the assistance of a carer, family member or friend and covers actions agreed, when the services are required and who will provide them.

The service is short term and any longer term home care needs will be met under separate arrangements by service providers referred on to directly from the homecare reablement service

Services are available from 7.30am to 10.00pm, 365 days a year.

What happens when it ends?

You will be assessed as to whether you need longer-term support.
If you do, this will be arranged to be in place before the programme ends.
You may choose council provided services or take a direct payment where you can manage your own care.

» Direct payments users guide (pdf)

About the team

The reablement team consists of trained

• Reablement assessor coordinators
• Reablement officers
• Occupational therapist
  

For more information contact h&f Advice

145 King Street, Hammermsith 
London W6 9XY 
h&f advice, tel: 0845 313 3935

Reablement leaflet (pdf)  Dec 2011

This service is registered at:
Reablement service 
145-155 King Street 
London W6 9XY
Tel: 020 8753 5700 Fax: 020 8753 5304

Leaving hospital information poster for hospitals (pdf) 2011

Reablement questionnaire sent to users of the service(pdf) 2012